EVERY NFC GAME EVER PLAYED
NFC Match Results - 1973
Position: Fourth
Coach: Robert Oatey
Captain: Robert Oatey
Vice Captain: Ross Porritt
Club Champion: Michael Taylor
Top Goalkicker: Ross Dillon - 46
* Introduction of the Final Five system - Elimination and First Semi Finals played at Norwood Oval due to unavailability of Football Park
| Played: 23 |
| Won: 11 |
| Lost: 12 |
|
Round 1
| Norwood v Sturt |
Norwood Oval, 7 April 1973 |
| Norwood |
2-5 |
|
6-6 |
|
9-12 |
|
10-13 |
|
73 |
| Sturt |
4-3 |
|
12-11 |
|
17-12 |
|
23-16 |
|
154 |
| Goals: Coligan 4 Seekamp 3 Oatey Carman Button |
| Position: 10th |
Attendance: 17910 |
- Ross Dillon Norwood debut - 85 games for Melbourne (VFL), VFL 5 state games
- Chris Fienemann - debut
- Phil Gallagher - debut
Round 2
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 14 April 1973 |
| Norwood |
1-5 |
|
7-11 |
|
12-14 |
|
14-17 |
|
101 |
| North Adelaide |
4-8 |
|
8-12 |
|
13-15 |
|
20-23 |
|
143 |
| Goals: Coligan 3 Rosser 3 Menz 3 Pettingill 2 Seekamp Oatey Fienemann |
| Position: 10th |
Attendance: 13622 |
- Robert Oatey - 215 games - club record
Round 3
| Norwood v Central District |
Adelaide Oval, 23 April 1973 |
| Norwood |
1-2 |
|
8-6 |
|
12-8 |
|
18-12 |
|
120 |
| Central District |
2-5 |
|
4-8 |
|
9-8 |
|
13-11 |
|
89 |
| Goals: Coligan 3 Gregg 3 Pettingill 2 Bland 2 White 2 Oatey Packer Rosser Seekamp Button Menz |
| Position: 7th |
Attendance: 20603 |
- Neil Craig - debut
- John White - debut
Round 4
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 28 April 1973 |
| Norwood |
4-5 |
|
6-10 |
|
13-17 |
|
15-26 |
|
116 |
| West Adelaide |
4-0 |
|
8-2 |
|
12-5 |
|
13-5 |
|
83 |
| Goals: Carman 6 Seekamp 3 Rosser 2 Bland 2 Wynne Menz |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 9879 |
Round 5
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Glenelg Oval, 5 May 1973 |
| Norwood |
2-2 |
|
5-6 |
|
7-7 |
|
10-8 |
|
68 |
| Glenelg |
5-7 |
|
10-8 |
|
14-15 |
|
20-22 |
|
142 |
| Goals: Carman 2 Pettingill 2 White 2 Oatey Dillon Gregg Button |
| Position: 7th |
Attendance: 14265 |
- Rodney Seekamp 50th game
Round 6
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 21 May 1973 |
| Norwood |
2-3 |
|
6-5 |
|
12-9 |
|
19-18 |
|
132 |
| Port Adelaide |
4-5 |
|
4-11 |
|
6-14 |
|
8-16 |
|
64 |
| Goals: Oatey 4 Pettingill 3 Schlein 3 Coligan 2 Seekamp 2 Rosser 2 Wynne Woodcock Bland |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 25804 |
Round 7
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 26 May 1973 |
| Norwood |
4-3 |
|
12-9 |
|
16-17 |
|
21-22 |
|
148 |
| South Adelaide |
3-5 |
|
3-7 |
|
6-12 |
|
9-14 |
|
68 |
| Goals: Woodcock 5 Coligan 4 Rosser 4 Schlein 2 Oatey Pettingill Button Packer White Bland |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 9054 |
Round 8
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Norwood Oval, 2 June 1973 |
| Norwood |
1-3 |
|
5-9 |
|
7-13 |
|
13-15 |
|
93 |
| West Torrens |
0-7 |
|
4-10 |
|
7-13 |
|
12-14 |
|
86 |
| Goals: Coligan 5 Rosser 3 Oatey Button Olsen Packer Schlein |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 10188 |
Round 9
| Norwood v Woodville |
Woodville Oval, 9 June 1973 |
| Norwood |
2-7 |
|
3-11 |
|
7-16 |
|
9-21 |
|
75 |
| Woodville |
1-3 |
|
7-8 |
|
10-11 |
|
12-13 |
|
85 |
| Goals: Rosser 3 Schlein 2 Woodcock Coligan Wynne Button |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 6113 |
Round 10
| Norwood v Sturt |
Unley Oval, 16 June 1973 |
| Norwood |
1-3 |
|
1-5 |
|
4-10 |
|
5-11 |
|
41 |
| Sturt |
5-4 |
|
10-10 |
|
11-20 |
|
14-23 |
|
107 |
| Goals: Pettingill 2 Oatey Gregg Button |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 11788 |
- John Menz 100th game
- Nigel Wark - debut
Round 11
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Prospect Oval, 23 June 1973 |
| Norwood |
4-2 |
|
6-6 |
|
7-10 |
|
10-16 |
|
76 |
| North Adelaide |
1-6 |
|
6-8 |
|
12-12 |
|
13-14 |
|
92 |
| Goals: Woodcock 6 Coligan Dillon Pettingill Schlein |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 8584 |
- Phil Carman - cartilage removed
Round 12
| Norwood v Central District |
Norwood Oval, 30 June 1973 |
| Norwood |
5-4 |
|
10-8 |
|
18-10 |
|
26-15 |
|
171 |
| Central District |
0-1 |
|
1-5 |
|
3-11 |
|
4-14 |
|
38 |
| Goals: Dillon 6 Woodcock 5 Page 4 Oatey 3 Button 2 Coligan Rosser Gregg Pettingill Schlein Bland |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 12415 |
Round 13
| Norwood v West Adelaide |
Richmond Oval, 7 July 1973 |
| Norwood |
5-6 |
|
9-12 |
|
13-17 |
|
21-23 |
|
149 |
| West Adelaide |
5-0 |
|
7-0 |
|
9-3 |
|
12-6 |
|
78 |
| Goals: Dillon 6 Woodcock 4 Coligan 3 Oatey 2 Bland 2 Pettingill 2 Schlein Menz |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 5720 |
Round 14
| Norwood v Glenelg |
Norwood Oval, 14 July 1973 |
| Norwood |
2-4 |
|
7-7 |
|
14-11 |
|
16-15 |
|
111 |
| Glenelg |
5-3 |
|
13-8 |
|
17-9 |
|
20-12 |
|
132 |
| Goals: Woodcock 3 Oatey 3 Gallagher 2 Schlein 2 Gregg 2 Dillon Seekamp Coligan Button |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 14394 |
Round 15
| Norwood v South Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 21 July 1973 |
| Norwood |
5-3 |
|
11-9 |
|
18-12 |
|
25-15 |
|
165 |
| South Adelaide |
6-3 |
|
7-5 |
|
11-9 |
|
16-10 |
|
106 |
| Goals: Dillon 6 Page 4 Oatey 3 Woodcock 2 Gallagher 2 Bland 2 Seekamp Schlein Rosser Gregg Button Menz |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 6741 |
- Michael Coligan - retired
Round 16
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Alberton Oval, 28 July 1973 |
| Norwood |
3-1 |
|
3-3 |
|
8-7 |
|
12-7 |
|
79 |
| Port Adelaide |
2-1 |
|
8-5 |
|
10-6 |
|
15-9 |
|
99 |
| Goals: Dillon 5 Oatey 2 Taylor Button Menz Packer Schlein |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 14300 |
Round 17
| Norwood v West Torrens |
Thebarton Oval, 4 August 1973 |
| Norwood |
6-5 |
|
7-6 |
|
11-10 |
|
11-11 |
|
77 |
| West Torrens |
0-7 |
|
3-10 |
|
8-11 |
|
11-16 |
|
82 |
| Goals: Dillon 2 Woodcock 2 Wynne 2 Oatey Page Rosser Olsen Button |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 6687 |
- Noel Pettingill 100th game
Round 18
| Norwood v Woodville |
Norwood Oval, 11 August 1973 |
| Norwood |
6-7 |
|
9-13 |
|
14-20 |
|
21-24 |
|
150 |
| Woodville |
0-2 |
|
2-6 |
|
2-10 |
|
10-11 |
|
71 |
| Goals: Dillon 7 Gregg 5 Seekamp 2 Pettingill 2 Craig 2 Woodcock Page Bland |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 8091 |
Round 19
| Norwood v Central District |
Elizabeth Oval, 18 August 1973 |
| Norwood |
3-0 |
|
6-4 |
|
7-7 |
|
9-11 |
|
65 |
| Central District |
7-4 |
|
8-4 |
|
14-6 |
|
16-9 |
|
105 |
| Goals: Craig 3 Dillon 2 Gallagher Pettingill Gregg Menz |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 10003 |
- Michael Poulter 100th game
- Ron Bland 50th game
Round 20
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Adelaide Oval, 25 August 1973 |
| Norwood |
1-5 |
|
5-7 |
|
6-10 |
|
15-15 |
|
105 |
| North Adelaide |
5-5 |
|
6-6 |
|
14-15 |
|
17-17 |
|
119 |
| Goals: Olsen 4 Pettingill 3 Woodcock 2 Button 2 Wynne White Gregg Harris |
| Position: 6th |
Attendance: 12954 |
- Greg Rix - debut
- Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon went missing during the game
Round 21
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 1 September 1973 |
| Norwood |
3-3 |
|
5-9 |
|
8-9 |
|
11-13 |
|
79 |
| Port Adelaide |
3-1 |
|
3-4 |
|
5-6 |
|
6-8 |
|
44 |
| Goals: Button 3 Dillon 2 Woodcock 2 Oatey Carman White Olsen |
| Position: 5th |
Attendance: 10529 |
- Gil Butchart 150th game
- Neil Button 50th game
Elimination Final
| Norwood v Port Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 8 September 1973 |
| Norwood |
7-7 |
|
13-8 |
|
20-11 |
|
23-13 |
|
151 |
| Port Adelaide |
2-1 |
|
7-3 |
|
13-6 |
|
17-13 |
|
115 |
| Goals: Woodcock 4 Olsen 4 Dillon 3 Carman 3 Oatey 2 White 2 Schlein 2 Gallagher Pettingill Taylor |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 17734 |
- First Major Round win since 1962 1st Semi Final
1st Semi Final
| Norwood v North Adelaide |
Norwood Oval, 15 September 1973 |
| Norwood |
3-5 |
|
8-8 |
|
10-12 |
|
13-12 |
|
90 |
| North Adelaide |
5-0 |
|
8-4 |
|
11-11 |
|
13-17 |
|
95 |
| Goals: Dillon 4 Woodcock 3 Button 2 Oatey Carman White Wynne |
| Position: 4th |
Attendance: 17749 |
- North Adelaide kicked winning goal late in time on period
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